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====Negative and interrogative==== | ====Negative and interrogative==== | ||
'''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ከ-ም ''kä-m'' in main clauses, the | '''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ከ-ም ''kä-m'' in main clauses, the prefix ከ- ''kä-'' for subjunctive verbs. Infinitives and other derived nouns use the prefix ሲ- ''si-''. | ||
:e.g. ኜደ ''nyéddä'' "I walk" → ከኜደም ''<b>kä</b>nyéddä<b>m</b>'' "I do not walk" | :e.g. ኜደ ''nyéddä'' "I walk" → ከኜደም ''<b>kä</b>nyéddä<b>m</b>'' "I do not walk" | ||
::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>weddé'' "do not walk", የ<b>ከ</b>ዬዴ ''yä<b>kä</b>yeddé'' "that does not walk" | ::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>weddé'' "do not walk", የ<b>ከ</b>ዬዴ ''yä<b>kä</b>yeddé'' "that does not walk" |
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